Saleem Ali (academic)
Saleem H. Ali (born 1973) is a
Pakistani American Australian academic who is the Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment at the
University of Delaware and also directs the university's Minerals, Materials and Society program. He has also held the chair in Sustainable Resources Development at the
University of Queensland in
Brisbane Australia where he retains affiliation as an Honorary Professor. He is also a senior fellow at
Columbia University's Center on Sustainable Investment. Previously he was Professor of Environmental Studies at the
University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Natural Resources, and the founding director of the
Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security as well as a Fellow at the
Gund Institute. He has collaborated on environmental and social impact assessment research on
deep sea mining using Life Cycle Analysis techniques to assist policy-makers in small-island developing states,
Nauru,
Cook Islands,
Kiribati and
Tonga, who are considering such investments under the auspices of the
International Seabed AuthorityHaving visited more than 160 countries and all continents (including Antarctica), he is known for his work on
environmental conflict resolution, particularly in the extractive industries and was profiled in
Forbes magazine in September, 2009 as "The Alchemist." His book "Treasures of the Earth: Need Greed and a Sustainable Future" (Yale University Press, October, 2009) received a cover endorsement by Nobel laureate
Muhammad Yunus for providing a " welcome linkage between environmental behavior and poverty alleviation." In May 2010, he was also chosen by
National Geographic as an "emerging explorer" with a profile appearing in the June 2010 issue of
National Geographic Magazine. In March 2011, he was also selected by the
World Economic Forum as a "Young Global Leader." He serves on the board of
Adventure Scientists,
Mediators Beyond Borders International and
RESOLVE.
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